Sentences with phrase «driver background checks»

Cab company owners say if local municipalities can not regulate ride - hailing as they do the taxi industry, the state law should at least have requirements that DMV conduct driver background checks, including fingerprinting.

Besides requiring driver background checks from screening firms accredited by the NAPBS accredite, S 2864 — which was passed in June of 2016 — puts Uber, Lyft, and other TNCs under the oversight of the Rhode Island public utilities commission, sets minimum insurance requirements, and establish an annual $ 30,000 permit for companies with 200 or more drivers, WJAR Channel 10 in Providence, RI reports.

In May, Uber and Lyft unsuccessfully attempted to prevent a city ordinance in Austin requiring them to do more extensive driver background checks, but not before they combined to pay nearly $ 9 million in campaigning efforts.

There was some brief Uber news at the tail end of the interview, including more about driver background checks and a new app designed for drivers.

At a roundtable talk with cab industry officials and state Assembly lawmakers in Manhattan today, Uber faced pushback from its taxi and livery car competition over a bill they argue would allow less stringent driver background checks, rider safety standards and insurance coverage than NYC requires for the app's drivers.

HireSafe's truck driver background checks are DOT and FCRA compliant and a cost effective way of ensuring your drivers are safe.

The HireSafe Truck Driver Background Check Program includes criminal background screening, Department of Transportation (DOT) mandated random drug and alcohol testing as well as physical examinations.

The taxi companies criticize the new state law for requiring ride - hailing companies to conduct driver background checks, rather than the state itself.

A trucking company has failed to adhere to laws that require driver background checks or overlooked a checkered driving record.

The company's application to renew its licence was rejected on the grounds that «Uber's approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility» in relation to reporting serious criminal offences, obtaining medical certificates and driver background checks.

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